Traditional Chinese Medicine Department / Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Department

The Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine/Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine of the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University is the earliest clinical master’s degree authorization site in Chongqing for integrated Chinese and Western medicine, a demonstration unit in the first national batch for traditional Chinese medicine work in comprehensive hospitals, a key clinical discipline in integrated Chinese and Western medicine under the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a key specialty for geriatric diseases under the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine’s “11th Five-Year Plan” and “12th Five-Year Plan”, a “flagship” department for Chinese-Western medicine collaboration under the National Health Commission/National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and a monitoring and evaluation site for the quality of traditional Chinese medicine medical services of the Monitoring and Statistics Center of the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, supported by whole-process diagnosis-and-treatment data. It currently has a Traditional Chinese Medicine/Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine outpatient clinic, an acupuncture and physiotherapy room, an integrated Chinese and Western medicine ward, and a comprehensive traditional Chinese medicine treatment room; the ward has 43 authorized beds. It has established stable and mature subspecialties in integrated Chinese and Western medicine rheumatology, traditional Chinese internal medicine, traditional Chinese oncology, traditional Chinese gynecology and pediatrics, “Preventive Treatment” (prevention and health care), acupuncture, and others. Outpatient and ward diagnostic and treatment services in this department are led by professors and experts in traditional Chinese medicine and integrated Chinese and Western medicine with extensive clinical experience. It currently has 8 staff members with senior professional titles and 7 with intermediate professional titles, including 7 holders of doctoral degrees; it includes famous traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in Chongqing, instructors for the Chongqing program for inheriting the academic experience of traditional Chinese medicine experts, and graduate supervisors, who concurrently hold numerous academic appointments, including standing committee members, committee members, and provincial-level chairpersons of second-level branches of the Chinese Association of Integrative Medicine; committee members, provincial-level vice-presidents, and deputy chairpersons of second-level branches of the China Association of Chinese Medicine; and vice-presidents and deputy chairpersons of second-level branches of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association and the Chinese Medical Association. During diagnosis and treatment, equal importance is attached to Chinese and Western medicine, their respective strengths are used to offset their weaknesses, and their advantages are combined; distinctive traditional Chinese medicine therapies such as external treatment with Chinese herbal medicines and acupuncture and physiotherapy are emphasized; and a health philosophy of preventive care and reducing the recurrence of chronic diseases is advocated. The department has accumulated a long-standing and extensive clinical foundation in standardized diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic diseases through integrated Chinese and Western medicine, promotion of recovery from chronic diseases in traditional Chinese internal medicine, traditional Chinese gynecology and pediatrics, postoperative care, care after tumor surgery and radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and other difficult and complicated conditions. Among these, the integrated Chinese and Western medicine rheumatology specialty enjoys a high reputation in China; in 2020-2023, it ranked 22-24 nationally in STEM (Rheumatology and Immunology specialty). Main disease specialty areas: After years of development, the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine/Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine has formed major specialty areas, each with its own strengths and distinctive features: 1. Arthritis and vasculitis: It has nearly 30 years of experience in the integrated Chinese and Western medicine diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic diseases, focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of various types of arthritis and vasculitis, including rheumatoid arthritis, gouty arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, osteoarthritis, psoriatic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren syndrome, polymyositis, dermatomyositis, systemic sclerosis, ANCA-associated vasculitis, and others. 2. Chronic internal medicine diseases and geriatric diseases: It mainly diagnoses and treats chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, chronic gastroenteritis, coronary heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, hyperostosis, osteoporosis, cervical and lumbar spine disorders, cerebral infarction, sequelae of cerebral hemorrhage, and others. 3. Traditional Chinese oncology and surgery: It focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal dysfunction, hand-foot syndrome, peripheral neuritis, postoperative wound pain, and other complications after general surgery and after surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy for various malignant tumors. 4. Traditional Chinese gynecology and pediatrics: It focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of gynecological menstrual disorders, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, polycystic ovary syndrome, infertility, menopausal syndrome, postpartum insufficient lactation, postpartum body pain, postpartum pelvic floor muscle relaxation, and others; in children, it treats cough, asthma, allergic rhinitis, indigestion, allergic purpura, nephrotic syndrome. 5. Acute conditions and pain disorders: It mainly uses acupuncture, cupping, and other methods to diagnose and treat acute lumbar sprain, stiff neck, hiccups, acute facial neuritis, herpes zoster, trigeminal neuralgia, neck, shoulder, lower-back and leg pain, and other acute and chronic pain. 6. “Preventive Treatment” (prevention and health care): Constitution identification and traditional Chinese medicine regulation for the remission stage of chronic internal medicine diseases, chronic fatigue syndrome, metabolic syndrome, obesity, the postpartum period, benign nodular diseases, insomnia, and people in a sub-healthy state. Traditional Chinese medicine characteristic therapies 1. Oral and external use of traditional Chinese medicine decoctions: Under the guidance of a physician, medicines are prescribed according to syndrome differentiation, including oral traditional Chinese medicine, traditional Chinese medicine patch application, traditional Chinese medicine soaking and washing, traditional Chinese medicine fumigation and washing, traditional Chinese medicine wet applications, traditional Chinese medicine hot compresses, and others. 2. Acupuncture therapy: Filiform-needle acupuncture, electroacupuncture, intradermal needles, auricular acupuncture, eye acupuncture, fire acupuncture, Jiaji acupuncture, plum-blossom needles, electric fire acupuncture, movement acupuncture therapy, acupoint injections, acupoint thread embedding, bloodletting therapy, and others. 3. Cupping and moxibustion: Cupping, balanced fire cupping, spreading moxibustion, moxibustion with an intervening substance, suspended moxibustion, Sanfu moxibustion, Sanjiu moxibustion, and others. 4. Physical therapies: Electrical stimulation therapy, microwave therapy, ultrasound therapy, pneumatic pressure therapy, traction therapy, laser therapy, infrared irradiation therapy, and others. Outpatient hours Yuanjiagang Campus (main hospital): Monday to Friday all day, Saturday and Sunday mornings Jinshan Campus: Monday to Friday all day (except Tuesday) Jingwei Campus: Tuesday to Thursday mornings Ward address Yuanjiagang Campus (main hospital): Ward of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine/Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, 6th floor, Building No. 3.